Universal City police found the victim on July 14, 2015, a day after the alleged assault, near Loop 1604 access road and Pat Booker Road. She was covered in blood and hysterical when officers first contacted her, according to an arrest affidavit.

The woman, then 27, said she lost consciousness at least three times while the suspect hit her in the head with his fist, causing a laceration. She said he “left me for dead” since she was unconscious when he left and she woke up alone in a ditch, the affidavit said.

The woman was transported to an area hospital, where officials used a rape kit to collect semen and other evidence from her after determining she was assaulted. The DNA evidence eventually found a match with Williams, who was in a registry for his criminal history.